NNA – Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and all the East, Youhanna Yazigi, pursued on Sunday his visit to Cyprus, whereby he visited this morning the ancient St. Nicholas Monastery in Kakopetraa, which hosts the youth camp organized by the Church of Cyprus that brings together young people from the Churches of Alexandria, Antioch, Quds and Cyprus.
After presiding over Mass at said Monastery, Patriarch Yaziji delivered a word in which he heaped praises on the deeply entrenched relations between the Antioch and Cypriot Churches, underscoring the “paramount importance of such a youth activity annually organized by the Church of Cyprus.”
The Patriarch also dwelt on the current situation in the region, affirming Christians’ resilience and steadfastness on their land despite the simmering ongoing events.
In a press interview following his delivered word, Yaziji branded the existing blackout over the case of the kidnapped Archbishops of Aleppo, Boulos Yaziji and Yohanna Ibrahim, as utterly “surprising and in clear contempt for human rights.”
The Archbishop also underlined the cordial relation between Christians and Muslims living in national coexistence, saying that “the ongoing events of violence, terrorism and kidnapping are matters peculiar to the past and present of Middle Eastern communities and countries.”
